Plant Records from Aur Atoll and Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands

Plant Records from Aur Atoll and Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia. Pacific Plant Studies 91
HAROLD ST. JOHN2
PREVIOUS TO WORLD WAR II , the collections
of plants from the Marshall Islands were so
few and so local that the flora had not even
been well sampled. Since the American occupation of the islands, several botanists have
visited various of the islands and made plant
collections. Nevertheless, the published data
on the flora are very meager and include'
nothing concerning Aur and Majuro Atolls.
The known flora of the M arshall Islands is
summarized in Kanehira (1935), though he
includes only part of the species recorded
from Jaluit by Koidzumi (1915) and, of
course, none of those subsequently listed
from Jaluit by Okabe (1941).
In December, 1945, the writer was leader
of a party of scientists from the University of
Hawaii which made a scientific reconnais sance of the Marshalls and other parts of
Micronesia. The trip was made possible by
the United States Navy, which provided
travel by airplane and boat and other facilities.
On December 17, 1945, the party visited
Aur Atoll , traveling by sea plane and landing
on the lagoon. After ferrying ashore in native
canoes, the group had 3 hours available for
collection and study of the flora on Tabal,
one of the inhabited islets of that atoll.
'This is the ninth in a series of papers designed to
present descriptions, revisions , and records of Pacific
island plants. The preceding papers were published as
Bernice P. Bishop M us., Occas. Papers: 17(7), 1942;
17(13), 1943; 18(5), 1945 ; A mer. Fern jour . 35: 87-89,
1945 ; Torrey Bot. Club, Bul. 73: 588, 1946; Pacific Sci.
2: 96-113, 1948; 2: 272-273, 1948. Manuscript received February 8, 1950.
2Chairman, Department of Botany, University of
Hawaii.
On December 18 to 19, 1945, by L. C. 1.
ship, a visit was made in Majuro Atoll to
Majuro Islet, a large, inhabited islet on the
west side of the lagoon. On both islets native
informants were employed, and from them
were learned the vernacular names of the
plants collected. All native plants and about
half of the introduced cultivated ones and
half of the adventives were known to the inhabitants by Marshallese vernacular names.
These were recorded as they sounded to the
observer in American phonetic rendering,
just as the vocabulary of Pingelap was recorded.The explanation of the vowel sounds
used in' both areas is given in the report on
the flora of Pingelap by St. John (1948: 99) .
The decision not to use the alphabet of the
current U. S. Navy Dictionary (1945) was deliberate, due to dissatisfaction with the complexity of its vowels and the paucity of its
consonants. Nearly all of these nativevernacularnames are here recorded for the first
time, since Koidzumi, in his account of the
vegetation of Jaluit Atoll, recorded as common names only the Japanese names . Later,
Okabe (1941), writing also ofJaluit, recorded
21 Marshallese vernacular names, but only
18 apply to species in the present list and
several are obviously different names.
The specimens collected by the University
. of Hawaii Expedition are deposited in the
Bishop Museum, Honolulu.
In the following list the native plants are
printed in bold-face roman type, while the
adventive weeds and cultivated exotics are in
bold-face italics.
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POLYPODIACEAE
Asplenium nidus 1.
M ajuro Atoll, M aju ro Islet: epiphytic near
base of tree trunks, St. John 21,410;
"kartep."
Nephrolepis acutifolia (D esv.) Christ
Majuro Atoll , Majuro Islet: epiphytic on
base of tree trunk, St. J ohn 21,409;
" aniirnka rere."
Polypodium Phymatodes 1.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet : on bases of Cocos
trees, St. J ohn 21,379; " kino."
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet : observed;
called " kino."
More recently this species has been reclassified as Microsorium Scolopendria
(Burm .) Copeland, in Gen. Fil. 195,
1947. The writer has not yet made the
tests necessary to a decision on the
validity of the numerous fragments
. separated from Polypodium as genera:
PSILOTACEAE
Psilotum nudum (1.) Griseb.
Majuro Atoll , Majuro Islet: on wet mossy
rock, St. John 21,426; " mal dok" ( = to
lean toward me), "bang." Rare; the
vernacular names known to only a very
few old people.
CYCADACEAE
Cycas circinalis L.
Majuro Atoll: Majuro Islet: observed
cultivation in the village; "laugok."
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PANDANACEAE
Pandanus carolinianus' Martelli, Webbia
4(2) : 400, tav. XXXIV, figs . 1- 3, 1914.
Ma juro Atoll: S. E. side, Aug. 26, 1944,
E. H. Bryan, J r. "Very good eating[like] carrot with apricot flavor. " First
record for the M arshalls. Known only
from the type locality on Yap Island .
The general name for Pandanus is "bop. "
Pandanus odoratissimus L f., var. novoguineensis (M artelli) St. John, comb. nov.
P. tectorius Soland . var. novo-guineensis M artelli. Webbia 4(2): 413, rav. XLIII , figs.
4- 5, 1914.
Kwaj alein Atoll, Ennylabegan Island, Aug.
4, .1944, E. H. Bryan, Jr. First record in
the Marshalls; kn own previous ly from
Hatzfeldthafen in German Ne w Guinea.
The name P. tectorius is rejected as being
inadequ ately published.
Pandanus pulposus (Warb.) M artelli, Webbia 4(2) : 409, tav. XXXVIII , figs. 1-3,
1914.
P. tectorius Soland. var. pulposus W arburg,
in Engler's Pflanzenreich IV, fam. 9: 49,
1900.
Aur Atoll , Tab al Islet : tree 7 m. X 2 dm. ,
H. St.John 21,371; called " kubenan. '
Type locality is in the M arshalls: " Radackinseln."; collector, Chamisso. Kanehira also listed it from Jaluit.
GRAMINEAE
Cenchrus echinatus L.
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: on sand in shade,
St.John 21,376; called "quaramiyumiir"
( = to slow you down).
Eragrostis amabilis (1. ) Wight & Am.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: common, on sand
. in shade, St.John 21,378; called "w ujoe t"
(a . name meaning grass, th at is, any
grass). Also observed on M ajuro Ato ll,
Majuro Islet.
Lepturus repens (Forst. ) R . Br.
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet : tufted, in sand, St.
J ohn 21,373; "w ujoe t" ( = grass).
Saccharum officinarum L.
M ajuro Atoll , M ajuro Islet: cultivated by
house, only one variety, introdu ced by
the J apanese from Kusaie, now rare, St.
J ohn 21,413; called " to."
Thuarea involuta (Forst.) R . & S.
Aur Atoll , Tab al Islet: creeping, on top of
coral sand beach, St.John 21,374; called
" wujoet.' Also observed on Majuro
Atoll , Majuro Islet.
Plants of Aur and Majuro- ST.
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CYPERACEAE
Cyperus javanicus Houtt.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: not collected,
but observed in a swamp; called "wujoet
in ion buil" (= marsh grass).
Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br.
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: in open sand by
shore or in open woods near-by, St.John
21,399,. called "wujolt" (= grass).
PALMAE
Coeos nuciiera 1.
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet, andIMajuro Atoll,
Majuro Islet: not collected, but observed as abundant; called "ni. "
ARACEAE
Alocasla maerorrhiza (1.) Sweet
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed 10
cultivation; called "wor."
Coloeasia eseulenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubb. & Rehd.
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: observed in cultivation in one small, wet pit.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: cultivated in
swampy hollow, St. John 21,416,.
"karak" is the general name, but this
variety is called "katak Majol," that is,
the Marshallese variety. It has the petiole
pale green with short purple streaks, the
margin purplish ; corm 1.5 dm. long
with white flesh. The other variety was
called "katak in kabelin," or the variety
from the west.
Cyrtosperma Chamissonis (Schott ) Merr.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: cultivated in
swamp, 2-6 m. tall, petioles smooth,
St. John 21 ,418,. called " iaratz.' Another
variety, with spiny petioles, St. John
21,417. called "kailfkllk" (=spiny).
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Crinum asiatieum 1.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed in
cultivation in the village; called " kiiip.'
TACCACEAE
T acca Leontopetaloides (1.) Ktze.
T. pinnatifida Forst.
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: planted commonly
in shade of trees, St. John 21,395,. called
" magamiik." Also observed on Majuro
Atoll, Majuro Islet: also called " magamiik."
MUSACEAE
Musa paradisiaea :1. subsp. sapientum (1.)
Ktze.
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: observed in cultivation; called "keibaran."
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed in
cultivation; called "kebrang" (the name
now obsolete); currently called "benana" (= banana).
MORACEAE
Artoearpus ineisus 1. f. (corrected from incisa)
The general name for all varieties of breadfruit is " me."
Seeded Variety:
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: tree 15 m. X2 dm .,
cultivated in village, St. John 21,381,.
called "mejuan. " Also observed on
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet.
Seedless Variety:
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: tree 20 m. X 1 m.,
common, especially in village, St.
John 21,380,. called " padathadak."
Ficus tlnctorla Forst. f.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed in
cultivation ; called "tebero" (this name
said to be a foreign word ).
URTICACEAE
Fleurya ruderalis Gaud.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: weedy herb in
clearings, St. John 21,407,. called "nenktitkiit ( == legs of the turnstone, a bird ).
Pipturus argenteus (Forst. f.) Wedd.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: tree 10 m. X 2
dm., bast fiber used for fishnets and fishline, St.John 21,41 2,. called "arrnai."
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AMARANTHACEAE
LEGUMINOSAE
Gomphrena globosa L.
Majuro Atoll, Ma juro Islet : cultivated
ornamental, observed in the village;
without a vernacular name.
Canavalia sericea Gray
Majuro Atoll , Majuro Islet: in sandy
woods by shore, St. John 21,430; called
- "marlap" (=large bush ). This species is
new to Micronesia. Later collections of
it are from Ailinglapalap Atoll, St. John
& Cowan 21, 707; and from Wotje Atoll,
St. John & Cowan 22,076. These localities are far distant from the nearest
known station in Fiji. Its known distribution is shown on the accompanying
-map (Fig. 1).
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It is worthy of note that in the revision
of Canavalia by Piper and D unn (1922 )
the key needs revision. : The two wellmarked species, C. galeata (Gaud.) H. &
A. of Hawaii and C. sericea Gray of Poly nesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia, are
incorrectly keyed. They are separated
as the first pair of species by the first of
the two headings quoted below:
"I. Pod with two supplementary ribs
close to the upper suture.
Podwith two supplementary ribs
5 mm . or more distant from the
upper suture."
NYCTAGINACEAE
Boer h avia diffus a 1. var. tetrandra (Forst.)
Heimerl.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: trailing in shade,
St. John 21,384; called "rablrchiragai"
(=to hold on to a stone) .
Bougainvillea spectabilis ·W illd.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed in
cultivation in the village; without a
vernacular name.
Mirabilis I alapa L.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed in
cultivation in the village; called "emen
aur" (='the fourth hour).
PORTULACACEAE
Portulaca oleracea L.
Majuro Atoll , Majuro Islet: observed by
paths .
ANNONACEAE
Annona muricata L.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro I ~let: observed in
cultivation in the village; called "sauer
sharp " ( = a pronunciation of sour sop ).
LAURACEAE
Cassytha filiformis 1.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: vine, over bushes
or trees, St.John 21,392; called "ganun."
Also observed on Majuro Atoll, Ma juro
Islet; called "kanun."
HERNANDIACEAE
Hernandia ovigera 1.
Majuro Atoll , Majuro Islet: tree 15 m. X 2
m ., top of beach, St. John 21,429~' called
"bingbing."
To be sure, Piper and Dunn note under
their listing of C. galeata, "the pods are
not described and have not been seen by
the writers," but in the previous paragraph they list the reference to Rock, J.
F. (Leguminous Plants of Hawaii 209,
1920 ), where the pods of C. galeata are
described in detail. Collections now in
the Bishop Museum, Gray Herbarium,
U . S. National Herbarium, and the New
York Botanical Garden show that on
ripe pods the interval between the supplementary rib and the upper suture
. measures, in millimeters, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3,
3.5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, or from,
1-12 mm. Similar measurements for C.
sericea are: 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6,
6,6,6,6,6,7,7, 7,8,8,8,8,9,orrrom
3-9 mm. The key character given by
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Sophora tomentosa 1.
Majuro Aroll, Majuro Islet: young shrub
1 m . tall, on coral sand beach, St. John
21,428; called "kullei."
Vigna marina (Burm .) Merr.
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet : observed.
Majuro Atoll , M ajuro Islet: on beach sands
or climbing 8 m. on trees, St. John
21,432; called "markinejojo."
RUTACEAE
Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Maj uro Atoll, Majuro Islet: tree 8 m . X
2 dm. , cultivated commonly.in village,
introduced by whites since 1900, St.
J ohn 21,415; called "laim" ( = a pronunciation of the English word lime).
SIMARUBACEAE
Suriana m aritim a 1.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: tree 4 m. tall, St.
J ohn 21,386; " ngiungi."
EUPHORBIACEAE
Acalypba grandis .Benth. var. genuina Mue1l.
Arg.
Majuro Atoll , Majuro Islet: observed in
cultivation in the village.
Euphorbia Atoto Forst.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: tufted , St. John
21,389; called "perau." Also observed
on M ajuro Atoll , M ajuro I slet, where
called "peiralo."
Euphorbia het erophylla L.
Majuro Atoll , Majuro Islet: observed as a
weed in the village ; no vernacular name.
Codiaeum variegatum ( L.) Bl.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro I slet : observed in
cultivation as a hedge in the village. It
had no vernacular name.
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SAPINDACEAE ·
Allophyllus timorensis (DC.) Bl.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: tree 8m. X2 dm.,
St. John 21,393; called "kudak." Also
observed on Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet,
where called " k urat ."
TILIACEAE
Triumfetta procumbens Forst. f.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: common in woods
near beach, St. John 21,397; called
"adat." Also observed on Majuro Atoll ,
Majuro Islet, where it has the same
vernacular name . The bast fiber is used
in plaitin g.
MALVACEAE
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 1.
Majuro Atoll , Majuro Islet: observed in
cultivation in the village, where called
"roz" (= a pronunciation of the English
name rose ).
Hibiscus tiIiaceus 1.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet : observed near a
moist pit. The native name is "100. "
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: tree forming
thicket 7 m. tall, St. John 21,405; called
" lowau.' Bast fiber used for mats.
LYTHRACEAE
Pemphis acidula Forst.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: tree 8 m. X
3 dm., St. John 21,427; called "kungi.'
CARICACEAE
Carica Papaya 1.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: in common cultiva. tion in the village; called "keinabu.'
Majuro Atoll , M ajuro Islet: in common
cultivation in the village ; called "keinapu."
RHIZOPHORACEAE
Bruguiera conjugata (1.) Mere.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: tree 6 m.
at edge of swampy excavation
St. J ohn 21,398; called " shon.'
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet:
swampy · Cyrtosperma patch,
21 ,406; called " jung.'
tall, rare,
in forest,
edge of
St. John
COMBRETACEAE
Termi~alia litoralis Seem.
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: young tree,
. branches horizontal, St. J ohn 21,43 1;
called "kugung. '
ONAGRACEAE
Jussiaea
sufJruticosa
1. var. ligustrifolia
GoSSypiU111 barbadense 1.
( HBK.) Griseb.
Majuro Atoll , Majuro Islet: observed in
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet : observed as a
cultivation in the village; the ~ernacular
weed in wet garden plots; without a
name " kotin" ( = a pronunciation of ,
vernacul ar name .
cotton).
ARALIACEAE
Sida fallax Walp.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: ob served; called Nothopanax Scutellaria ( Burm. f.) Merr.
"keo."
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed as a
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed;
common hedge in the village ; without
called "guio."
a vernacular name.
Polyscias Guilfoylei ( Bull) Bailey
GUTTIFERAE
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed 10
Calophyllum Inophyllum 1.
cultivation in the village as a hedge.
. Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: tree 8 m.X 3 dm.,
UMBELLIFERAE
St. John 21,372; called "luet," and
"lues." Also observed on Majuro Atoll , Centella asiatica (1. ) Urban
Majuro Islet, where called "luguerz."
Aur Atoll, Tab al I slet: sandy flat by house,
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introduced weed in village, St. Joh n
21,375; called " narg o ." Also observed
on M ajuro Atoll , Majuro Islet, where
called -" m arigo ."
APOCYNACEAE
Ochrosia oppositifolia (Lam. ) K. Schum .
O. parviflora (Forst.) Henslow
Aur Atoll , Tab al Islet: tree 15 m. X2 dm.,
St.John 21,388; called " kujebara."
Plumeria acuminata Ait.
Aur Atoll , Tabal I slet: orn amental trees ,
observed in cultivation in the village ;
called "mei ria."
M ajuro Atoll, M ajuro Islet: common ornamental tree, culti vated ; called "meria."
The vernacular names are contractions of
Plumeria.
ASCLEPIADACEAE
A sclepias curassavica 1.
M ajuro Atoll, M ajuro Islet: observed, cultivated as an ornamental in the village ;
called "ialu" ( = a pronunciation of
yellow) .
CONVOLVULACEAE
Ip omo ea Ratatas 1.
Majuro Atoll, M ajuro Islet: cultivated ,
rare, introduced by the Germ ans. Tuber
1.5dm. lon g, flesh white , St. John
21,414; called " juweet potato " ( = sweet
potato).
Ipomoea gracilis R. Br.
Majuro Atoll , M ajuro Islet : vine, climbing
2-3 m., St. John 21,411; called "marginejojo."
Ipomoea pes-caprae (1.) Roth
Majuro Atoll , M ajuro Islet: common on or
near the beache s; called "marginejojo."
Ipomoea tuba (Schlecht.) D on
1. grandiflora sensu J acq., non 1. f-.
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet : trailing or climbing
hig h on trees; St. J ohn 21,385; called
"marabele" ( = white man's or foreign
neckl ace). Also ob served on. Majuro
Atoll , M ajuro Islet; called " marabele."
BORAGINACEAE
Cordia subcordata Lam.
M ajuro Atoll, M ajuro Islet : tree 10 m. X
4 dm. , wood used for timber, St. John
21,408; called " kono ."
Messerschmidia argentea (1. f.) 1. M.
J ohn ston
T ournefortia argentea 1. f.
Aur Atoll, Tab al Islet : tree 7 m. X 2 dm.,
commo n near outer beach, St. John
21,390; called " krln ." Also observed on
M ajuro Atoll , M ajuro Islet, where
called "kurln." .
VERBENACEAE
Premna integrifolia 1.
M ajuro Atoll, M ajuro I slet : native tree, observed ; called " kar ."
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LABIATAE
Ocimum sp.
Majuro Atoll, M ajuro Islet: aromatic herb ,
observed in cultivation ; called "kararin"
(= Cath arine ),
ACANTHACEAE
H emigraphis reptans ( Forst.) T. Anders.
Majuro Atoll , M ajuro I slet: trailing in
shade , only in village, St. J ohn 21,433.
It has no native name and was prob ably
introduced, perhaps by the natives.
RUBIACEAE
Guettarda speciosa 1.
Aur Atoll, Tab al Islet: tree 8 m. X2 dm .,
St. J ohn 21,38 7; called "w udilonaro"
( = flower of the bush) .
M ajuro Atoll , Majuro Islet : observed;
called " wiit ."
Hedyotis biflora (1. ) Lam.
Oldenlandia biflora 1.
M ajuro Atoll , Uliga I slet: erect, forming
colonies 1 m . in diameter , St. J ohn
21,370.
Ix ora carolin ensis (Val.) Hosokawa var.
typica Fosberg
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M ajuro Atoll , M ajuro Is let: observed.
Apparentl y culti vated ; called "gajiru."
Morinda citrifolia 1.
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: shrub 3 m. tall,
St. J ohn 21,394; called "nin. " Also observed on M ajuro Atoll , M ajuro I slet;
called " nin ."
COMPOSITAE
Wedelia biflora (1. ) DC. .
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet: sprawling shrub,
St. John 21,396; called "marijerch. " Also
observed on Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet ;
called "marijatch. "
REFERENCES
CUCURBITACEAE
Cucurbita Pepo L.
M ajuro Atoll , M ajuro Islet : observed,
commonl y cultivated for food, near the
ho us es; called " pamki" ( = a pro nunciation of pumpkin ). .
Lagenaria siceraria ( Molina) Standl..
L. leucantba (D uch. ) Ru sby
Aur Atoll, Tabal I slet : cultivated near
house, St. J ohn 21,377; called "pangi"
( =a pronunciation of pumpkin ) . Introduced by the members of the Ru rick
voyage under Capt. Ko t zebue in 1817,
and perhaps not previously cultivated by
the natives.
GOODENIACEAE
Scaevol a frutescens (M ill.) Kr ause
Aur Atoll , Tabal Islet : shrub, mostl y near
the sea beach, St. J ohn 21,391; called
"gunnar." Also observed on M ajuro
Atoll , M ajuro Islet ; called "kunnat."
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